this is a great cd loved it she needs to make a second alubm it would sell big!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

19 Productions American Idol CDs have never been much for subtlety. Time after time I've listened to an album that starts out promisingly with some really catchy tracks, but by the time I get to Track 7 or 8 I'm ready to scream "Enough already!" After a while the only image in my mind is of someone banging their head against a wall over and over and over...

"Blue Skies" is not really an exception to this general rule, and like other AI discs, it could have benefited by a least a couple of songs with a bit of restraint and understatement, but I have to hand it to DeGarmo - somehow her voice made it work this time.

Highlight tracks for me were "Cardboard Castles", "All I Never Wanted", and "Don't Cry Out Loud", but there are no real clinkers here. Even a silly piece of fluff like "Boy Like You" has a certain appeal when sung by a performer who manages to be able to combine a certain purity of tone with a surprising sense of humor.

I did not see Seasaon 3 of Idol, but I'm beginning to understand why Diana DeGarmo made it so high. It's a shame this CD didn't prove to be the first step to an AI success story. I'm hoping her new project in the works will take her where she wants to go. (And, a little bit of subtlety along the way couldn't hurt.)

This Cd is fantastic, music and vocals are strong especially the song "A Boy Like You". You won't be disappointed, I wasn't. I highly recommend this Cd x 5.

THIS GIRL SHOULD OF WON.DIANA IS A GREAT SINGER I LOVE HER CD!!! EVEN IF IT DEBUTE AT NUMBA #51 IN THE BILLBOARD IT DOSENT MEAN IT'S A BAD CD THIS CD IS VERY GOOD AT LEAST SHE CAME IN #2ND PLACE IN AMERICAN IDOL SHE IS A GREAT SINGER!!

I have become an avid follower of the idol groups since its inception a couple of years back. Scouting for new talent becomes easy when you have this kind of competition on the go. Diana Degarmo has an absolutely stunning vocal ability. My favorite song is "don't cry out loud" which I believe she sang in the competition as well. I orginally heard this track done by Shirley Bassey a very heavy and almost dramatic rendition. Diana gives this song wings. She has an amazing vocal range and the produciton and arrangement on this album is first class. I highly recomend this to people looking for a combination of superior quality and great vocal talent.